Town Hall · Exeter

Exeter, IL town hall & government

Exeter spent $10,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $167 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Exeter's government.

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Exeter's money goes

Spent
$10,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$167
typical Illinois cities: $1,403
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Administration & buildings
$5,00050%
Roads & transportation
$3,00030%
Parks & libraries
$2,00020%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 58%
  • Sales taxes 25%
  • Property taxes 17%

Exeter didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Exeter

Full-time staff
0
10 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time10 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Exeter didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Scott-Morgan Consolidated Unit School District 2

Exeter's K–12 school district, shared with Bluffs and Naples. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$22,062
Illinois: $21,567
Students
178
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$3.6 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Illinois districts overall: 52% local, 38% state, 10% federal

  • Local 41%
  • State 44%
  • Federal 15%

Of the $22,062 per pupil, $12,629 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.

Property tax

What homeowners in Exeter pay

Typical tax bill
$2,000
a year · Illinois typical $5,298
Effective rate
2.11%
of home value · Illinois 2.01%
Typical home value
$95,000
owner-occupied

The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Exeter's government

Town hall & decisions in Exeter →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Exeter

Exeter is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Mary E. Miller. J. B. Pritzker is governor.

All of Exeter's representatives, with contacts →

Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

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